Causes of the American Revolution

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Causes of the American Revolution

• By Allison Fitzgerald

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Timeline
Proclamation of 1763
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
French and Indian War
Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
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French And Indian War

• The French and Indian war was in the 1750s. The
  British were arguing with the French in England
  and the fight was moving to North America and
  getting bigger. The cause of the war is that the
  British wanted to take over the French land and
  fur trade in North America. The British thought
  that America belonged to the them. The effect of
  the war was the Proclamation of 1763 was made and
  later England taxed the British in America for
  the war.

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Proclamation of 1763

• The Proclamation of 1763 was a law, written by
  King George the third after the French and Indian
  War, that said no settlers were allowed to settle
  West of the Appalachian Mountains. England was
  in debt and King George was afraid that if the
  settlers moved onto Indian ground that they would
  have another war and no money to pay for it. The
  cause of the proclamation is the French and
  Indian War that England won for the settlers. The
  effect is that the settlers still moved West onto
  more land because they were mad.

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Stamp Act

• The Stamp Act is the act that required the use of
  a stamped paper for legal documents, newspapers,
  and even playing cards! They put a stamp on the
  paper or document to say that it is paid for.
  The cause is that the British needed more money
  because they were still in debt. The effect was
  that the colonists were mad because it was the
  first direct tax on the colonists.

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Townshend Acts

• The Townshend acts were made by Charles
  Townshend, who became the treasurer of England.
  He convinced Parliament to pass new import taxes
  on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
  Townshend wanted lots of power and that is what
  he got and he used it against the colonists. The
  cause is that it was a trick on the settlers to
  cut British land taxes and tax the colonists for
  it. The effect is that that the colonists were
  mad and soon the Townshend Acts were repealed.

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Boston Massacre

• The Boston Massacre is when the British troops
  were sent to Boston to enforce all the acts and
  rules sent from England. The troops always had
  to deal with riots and crowds all day. One night
  a group of soldiers were dealing with a crowd and
  a soldier accidentally fell and shot his rifle
  when a snowball was thrown at him. The other
  soldiers took that as a signal and started firing
  into the crowd. They killed 5 people. The
  troops to court and were tried. Two were found
  guilty of manslaughter and 6 were acquitted. The
  cause is that a soldier accidentally fired his
  gun. The effect is that 5 people were killed and
  the British troops were taken out of America.

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Tea Act

• The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament.
  In Boston it was a tax placed on tea that made
  colonists very mad because they drank tea often.
  Britain even lowered the prices of tea to get the
  colonists to buy their tea instead of the tea
  imported from other countries. Some colonists
  still bought tea from other countries to keep
  from paying taxes to Britain. The cause is that
  Britain tried to force a tax on tea. The effect
  is The Boston Tea Party.

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Boston Tea Party

• The Boston Tea Party is when a group of men
  dressed up as Indians who were led by Samuel
  Adams, dumped chests of British tea into the
  Boston harbor. It became known as the Boston Tea
  Party. The Cause is the colonists were mad
  because of the Tea Act being enforced on the
  colonists. The effect is that the King closed
  the harbor until all of the yea that had been
  dumped into the harbor was paid for.

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Intolerable Acts

• The Intolerable Acts were 5 different threats to
  the colonists liberty and how much control
  British controlled them.
• Quartering Act-colonists had to feed and house
  any soldier who came to their door.
• Boston Port Act-closed Boston port until tea was
  paid for.
• Administration of Justice-British officials would
  be tried in Britain courts, not in provincial
  courts

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The End

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• Allison
  Fitzgerald